{"id":992183,"date":"2021-11-10T00:28:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T05:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=992183"},"modified":"2021-11-10T00:28:51","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T05:28:51","slug":"emilio-estevez-claims-long-haul-covid-experience-says-hes-not-anti-vaccine-i-am-anti-bully","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emilio-estevez-claims-long-haul-covid-experience-says-hes-not-anti-vaccine-i-am-anti-bully\/","title":{"rendered":"Emilio Estevez Claims &#039;Long-Haul&#039; COVID Experience, Says He&#039;s Not Anti-Vaccine: &#039;I Am Anti-Bully&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Femilio-estevez-claims-long-haul-covid-experience-says-hes-not-anti-vaccine-i-am-anti-bully%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=992183&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/EmilioEstevezmightyducks1-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Actor Emilio Estevez has spoken out for the first time since it was revealed that he won\u2019t be returning to the Disney+ series <em>The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers.<\/em> The Hollywood star issued a denial to reports claiming he left over the show\u2019s COVID-19 vaccination policies, stating that he isn\u2019t \u201canti-vaxx\u201d but is \u201canti-bully.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also claimed his experience with \u201clong-haul\u201d COVID, saying he suffered from symptoms for months after coming down with the coronavirus last year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Emilio Estevez issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2021\/11\/emilio-estevez-long-haul-covid-mighty-ducks-exit-statement-disney-plus-1234869916\/\">statement<\/a> to Deadline following its report this weekend claiming the actor departed the show because he&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2021\/11\/06\/reports-emilio-estevez-leaving-disneys-mighty-ducks-series-over-vaccine-policies\/\">refused to comply with the production\u2019s COVID-19 vaccination policies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not anti-vaxx. Full stop,\u201d he said. \u201cI take this pandemic very seriously, and I am often teased about my continued following of the safety protocols and my abundance of caution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cIn the final analysis, this was nothing more than a good old fashioned contract dispute and not, as some would believe an anti-vaccine position.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.1548117154812\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NO. CHILL. \ud83d\udea8\u2744\ud83c\udfd2 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EmilioEstevez?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EmilioEstevez<\/a> is BACK as Gordon Bombay! Check out this photo from production on The Mighty Ducks, an Original Series coming soon to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DisneyPlus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DisneyPlus<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SSVEDUuO4w\">pic.twitter.com\/SSVEDUuO4w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Disney+ (@disneyplus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/disneyplus\/status\/1228028149146906625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Estevez said that he tested positive for COVID-19 in March 2020 after filming <em>The<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Mighty Ducks<\/em> pilot and claimed that his symptoms persisted through the summer and fall. He said he returned to shoot the series in Vancouver in August despite still feeling run down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did not complain, nor did I release my diagnosis to the public,\u201d he said. \u201cI wanted to try and preserve the show morale and be a leader, however, while still suffering from Long Haul Syndrome. The legacy of the franchise was more important to me than my own health.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"17\">\n<p>In retrospect, I wrongly chose to protect the show over being transparent about having contracted Covid-19. I may have provided another public example to wit, how we are all vulnerable to this deadly disease.<\/p>\n<p>The quoted \u201canonymous sources,\u201d producers and show runners all know the truth.<\/p>\n<p>Simply put, I am anti-bully.<\/p>\n<p>My exit from the show was due to a myriad of creative differences \u2013 any other narrative is false.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Mighty Ducks<\/em> series reportedly&nbsp;requires vaccination against COVID-19 for everyone in \u201cZone A,\u201d which includes all actors and crew members who come into contact with them.<\/p>\n<p>Estevez reprised his role of hockey coach Gordon Bombay for the Disney+ series after playing the role in the original 1992 movie and its sequels.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow David Ng on Twitter&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HeyItsDavidNg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@HeyItsDavidNg<\/a>. Have a tip? Contact me at&nbsp;<a class=\"c-link x5l\" href=\"mailto:dng@breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">dng@breitbart.com<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Emilio Estevez has spoken out for the first time since it was revealed that he won\u2019t be returning to the Disney+ series The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers. 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